Dominique Strauss-Kahn case: was it a conspiracy?

Was Dominique Strauss-Kahn the victim of a set-up? An article in the New York Review of Books suggests the former IMF chief's Blackberry and iPad may have been hacked on the day of his sexual encounter with a New York chambermaid. Meanwhile, the ruling UMP party is trying to undercut support for the far-right by addressing issues such as national security and immigration. Finally, antiques dealers at France's most famous flea market wage war against an English lord.

Born in Belgium, raised in Italy and now resident in France, he holds a degree in Japanese. He previously worked for CNN International. At FRANCE 24, he presents the news on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings and also the show France in Focus.